Daily Discoveries is back for week seven where Oskar and Sanjana discuss how a group from the University of Washington have genetically modified a houseplant that is capable of cleaning polluted indoor air.
Sanjana and Oskar discuss the new James Webb Space Telescope and the expectations scientists have, as well as comparing the Webb to the Hubble Space Telescope.
This week on Daily Discoveries Oskar and Sanjana discuss the first successful xenotransplantation on a human, and the research and ethical discussions behind it.
Sanjana and Oskar discuss the science behind stress and the relationship between mental health and nature.
Sanjana and Oskar are back to discuss more COVID-19 related information. On this episode, they discuss a study being done at UW Medical Center on Booster Vaccines, before transitioning into general opinions on the COVID vaccine right now.
Sanjana and Oskar discuss and share their own experiences with the Pacific Northwest Heatwave that occurred this summer and its implications for the future.
Daily Discoveries returns with a discussion of thoughts and feelings from students and faculty about in-person schooling and UW’s current health and safety measures.
Thelonious and Rhea check-in for the last time. They take a trip down memory lane and discuss their favorite articles and podcast episodes during their time recording.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss an IHME study showing that actual global deaths from COVID-19 are likely double what has been previously reported by other organizations and governments.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss a UW geography study analyzing AI manipulation of geospatial data. They discuss the study’s call for data literacy, and the real world impacts that falsified data can have.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss UW popup vaccine clinics, King County’s COVID rates, boosters, and breakthrough cases (vaccinated people who still contract COVID).
Rhea and Thelonious discuss the implications of the recent announcement that UW is planning for a mostly in person fall quarter, and that students who return will be required to be vaccinated.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss a UW research project on natural language processing, the automatic manipulation of speech and text by software. The data you feed software isn’t always diverse, and specific and harmful language processes can be overrepresented.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss the recent pause on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine due to a small number of those vaccinated experiencing major side effects. Additionally, they discuss a UW study that found significant vaccine distrust among incarcerated populations.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss recent news and its implications from the UW Daily. The University Provost has said that UW is aiming for a mostly in person fall quarter and that the vaccine won’t be required for students.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss two projects at UW: the first, research on smart speakers that can detect problems in heart beat, and the second, looking at the efficacy of home delivery HIV treatments in curbing the virus.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss the 70 million dollar UW project to attempt to cure HIV and other blood disorders using a gene editing technology. They also discuss a UW study on racial and socioeconomic disparities in mammogram access.
UW researchers have discovered a new law of physics that allows researches to define the maximum slope of an aircraft fuselage, which will aid in reducing drag. Rhea and Thelonious discuss how this discovery could lead to more fuel efficient aircrafts.
If you have COVID, the viral particles will show up in your waste. Rhea and Thelonious discuss the surprising way researchers are testing the sewage of neighborhoods to track if COVID is in the area.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss UW researchers who are using electric spinal cord stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain upper limb function.
Rhea and Thelonious give listeners an update on COVID, discussing the the contagious UK variant, and UW’s response. They also talk about vaccine rollout, and how we can stay safe as we wait.
Rhea and Thelonious interview UW Sociology Major Roshan Selden about her research on how politicians frame Twitter and Facebook’s new fact-check labels. Should you listen to the Republicans who tell you to switch from Twitter to Parlor in order to maintain your free speech? Tune into this episode to find out.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss the current debate around elementary school reopening in the midst of COVID. They talk about the obvious dangers of reopening, but also the many undiscussed welfare benefits that in person schools provide to disadvantaged children.
This week, Rhea and Thelonious discuss the intersection of science and politics. They interrogate how the Trump administration handled issues of climate change and COVID, and offer hope for the future of science in our government.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss an article in The Daily featuring the discovery of abnormal protein structures found in the brains of Alzheimers patients. They also talk about a possible new diagnostic test that could help doctors understand the disease better.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss the health effects of old age, and specifically, how sex robots are being used to alleviate loneliness in senior citizens.
Thelonious updates Rhea on his thesis research on gentrification in Seattle. They focus on broader implications of scientific research as well as fundamental philosophical problems in research.
This quarter we talked about COVID— a lot. Rhea and Thelonious look back on the quarter’s episodes and discuss future episodes and topics.
Rhea and Thelonious discuss new breakthroughs in COVID vaccine research and what comes next in living through the pandemic.
Thelonious and Rhea discuss 2020 election implications and the nature of data and statistics in the estimates involved.
